Building Permits

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c40index.html

Or

http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/housing.html

Statistics for U.S. state, metropolitan area & local – Monthly and year-to-date. For local statistics, click on permits by place then click on a state, click on locality.

                 Housing Starts

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c20index.html

Current and historic statistics and tables for United States. Links to both printed & online publications.

          Housing

         Completions

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c22index.html

Statistics on completions & houses under construction in U.S., both current & historic.

           New Home Sales            Statistics

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c25index.html

New one-family homes sold & for sale annually & monthly – 1963 to present.

          Characteristics of          

          New Housing

http://www.census.gov/mp/www/pub/con/mscho07b.html

Annual report on features present in new homes, types of financing, sales prices, square foot costs, building materials & other statistics.

         Value of Construction

         Put in Place

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c30index.html

Current & historic data (1964-present) for U.S. Tables break out statistics by type of structure.

        Value of New Privately

          Owned Housing Units

          Authorized, by

           Metropolitan Area

http://builder.hw.net/monthly/archives/valmet/index.htx

Builder Magazine’s monthly archive.

Click on year/month for statistics.

   Residential Improvements

           & Repairs Statistics

http://www.census.gov/ftp/pub/const/www/c50index.html

Quarterly reports: Residential improvements & repairs

Expenditures in U.S.

     Census Bureau Housing

      Topics

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/housing.html

Housing data & tables. Links to HUD, HUD Research, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac.

      Census Bureau Subjects

       A-Z

http://www.census.gov/acsd/www/subjects.html

Alphabetical Index to all topics covered by Bureau of the Census (can take a long time to browse).

       Federal Statistics A-Z

http://www.fedstats.gov/mod-perl/A2Z.cgi

Statistics from over 70 federal agencies available to the public at this site.

      U.S. Housing Markets

http://www.housingusa.com/

Busiest residential construction markets, market hotness, sales, starts, permits. Selected statistics online. Recommend subscribing!

                     Population

/Demographics

                            Reports

http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/popula.html

Approximately 60 population reports/tables available online via Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free-just click on link).

     American Demographics

http://www.demographics.com

Journal articles. Who is living where & why? What are the population trends?

     Population Trends

http://www.amcity.com/journals/demographics/populationtrends.html

Older population by state, trends, statistics, links to major sites.

           Senior Population

             Statistics

http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/

Older population by state, trends, statistics, links to major sites.

          Labor Statistics

http://www.bls.gov/top20.html

Bureau of Labor Statistics Most Requested Series. Links to Data and Home Pages

          Transportation  

             Statistics

http://www.bts.gov/virtualib/data/ntlgov.html

State & local information; Metropolitan Planning Associations, federal statistics

        Metropolitan Area

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/metrolis.htm

Population breakdowns, changes, income, labor, annual pay, federal funds & grants, bank deposits, etc.

             State Rankings

http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/statelis.htm

Statistics on population pop. Density, crime, housing starts, average pay, median income, manufacturers, insurance, federal funds & grants, etc.

              USA Counties

http://tier2.census.gov/usac/usac.htm

Click on a state, click on a county to locate county statistics.

             Residential Energy 

                   Consumption   

http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/recs/recs97/contents.html

Consumption, Expenditures, and Characteristics Data for residential housing units: appliances, heating and cooling systems, fuels, regions, house size, etc.

          Cost vs. Value Report

http://www.remodeling.hw.net/consumer/1999/costval/into.htm

Costs and returns on investment of remodeling projects. Select project form list to find specific costs vs. resale value.

            Giant 400

http://www.probuilder.com/giants/index.htm

Professional Builder’s listings of the top 400 builders by total revenues and manufactured housing giants.

            Top 100 Builders

http://www.builder.hw.net/monthly/builder100

Builder Magazine’s annual BUILDER 100 list. Tables, articles, information on home sales and dollar volumes. Includes manufactured homes.

         Economics Resources

http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/WebEc.html

Worldwide Economic links & journals

               U.S. Consumer

                 Gateway

http://www.consumer.gov/youhome2.htm

Consumer information, links (housing)

              HUD

http://www.hud.gov/

Numerous links to housing-related topics

             Law News Network

http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/

Law news, articles, links to laws

              Census of Housing

http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/censhsg.html

Table showing housing trends over the past 50 years: homeownership, house heating fuel, plumbing facilities, swage disposal, vacation homes, living alone, sources of water, ownership rates by household & structure type, and more.

                US Business

                   Cycle Indicators

http://www.globalexposure.com/

Historical data for tracking and predicting US business activity.